Horse Racing News
Opal Ridge poised to contest Tattersall’s Tiara
From the picnic races at Mudgee last Saturday to saddling up his first Group One runner, Luke Pepper has experienced racing’s full gamut this week. The Scone horseman has Opal Ridge poised to contest Saturday’s $700,000 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm, the exciting filly backed into $3.30 favouritism after drawing ideally...
Racing Victoria issues owners Wiremu Pinn show cause notices
The news that Racing Victoria stewards have issued show-cause notices to connections of twenty-nine horses ridden by apprentice Wiremu Pinn with an incorrect apprentice allowance claim is sure to be a real conversation starter. It was only discovered after the fact that Pinn, who is in Australia on a three-month loan...
Spring plans for Tony Gollan-trained filly
She was ‘only’ a $170,000 purchase at the yearling sales last year but the Tony Gollan-trained filly Skirt The Law more than repaid connections in just her first preparation. The daughter of Better Than Ready won with consummate ease at Doomben on debut in November before a dominant five length romp...
Vauban shows Melbourne Cup 2023 credentials
Owner Rich Ricci and trainer Willie Mullins have some unfinished business in Australia’s most iconic race, the Melbourne Cup. The pair have finished second and third with Max Dynamite in the Melbourne Cup and sixth with Thomas Hobson and hope to return later this year with impressive Royal Ascot winner Vauban. Taking out...
Belmont Oaks the next target for exciting filly
The Listed Belmont Oaks (2000m) is Rusty Dreams’ next target, an exciting proposition after she swayed the opinion of trainer, Michael Lane. Michael Lane had fears Rusty Dreams would not run out a strong mile in Saturday’s Listed Belmont Guineas, but that view was cast aside in breathtaking fashion. Aided by a sublime rails-hugging...
Track to decide Invincible Caviar’s next start
Trainer Peter Moody wants a dry track to start Invincible Caviar, the best performed off-spring of unbeaten champion Black Caviar. Invincible Caviar has been entered for a benchmark 84 race over 1200m and a benchmark 84 for fillies and mares (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday with Moody the latter, but the track condition...
Aussie interest in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot
Australian interest will be high in the King’s Stand Stakes with two Aussie-bred representatives in the Group 1 sprint on Tuesday’s opening day of the Royal Ascot carnival. Coolangatta, a daughter of Written Tycoon, is second favourite to land a third career 1000m Group 1 with Cannonball, whose sire Capitalist is...
Opal Ridge headlines Tattersall’s Tiara nominations
The last G1 race of the season comes up on Saturday with the running of the Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) for the fillies and mares. While not filled with G1 winners, it contains many who last start ran really well in good class races. Ruthless Dame ($5) is there in excellent form...
Foxy Frida on track for Tattersalls Tiara 2023
Andrew Noblet has seen enough to be convinced that Foxy Frida deserves a crack at Australia’s final Group 1 of the season, the Tattersalls Tiara, this Saturday at Eagle Farm. The Ballarat trainer knew the five-year-old’s form warranted taking her place in the 1400-metre event, but he wanted to see how...
Coolangatta & Cannonball in King’s Stand Stakes
Coolangatta will have to do something that has been achieved just twice in the past decade if she is to win the King’s Stand Stakes following the allocation of starting positions for the 1006-metre Group 1. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly will start from barrier two in the field of...
